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I was driving yesterday and my SES light came on when i started trhe car, but usually i ignore it because it used to happen a lot. Well, this morning it was still one when i started it. I was driving to school and when i was at a complete stop, when i tried to accelerate the car would not respond as quickly as it usually does (took an extra second maybe) and it would knock once (i guess when it shifted..or whenever it would finally start accelerating). I dont know what the problem could be, it does need gas, but that cant be it.
Im gonna get home and make sure all my fluids are fine (because oil could be a problem) and i know the coolant was an issue the last time it was inspected. Other than that i dont really know. I really really cant go without this car until sunday, i need 200 miles out of it (roughly, prolly less) and then sunday i can do whatever i need or it can do whatever it wants. Hopefully its a simple fluids issue, throw some regular unleaded and a bottle of mobil 1 and be set. If its something i should really be worried about, please lemme know.
If it matters, its a 97 Taurus GL with the vulcan engine, auto trans and it has 55,449 miles on it. And the transmission has been rebuilt once at the end of january, so please dont tell me its the transmission...unless it is
One last thing...its good to be back
EDIT: Oh yea, the knocking and hesitant acceleration stopped after the car warmed up, about half way through my drive to school
Im gonna get home and make sure all my fluids are fine (because oil could be a problem) and i know the coolant was an issue the last time it was inspected. Other than that i dont really know. I really really cant go without this car until sunday, i need 200 miles out of it (roughly, prolly less) and then sunday i can do whatever i need or it can do whatever it wants. Hopefully its a simple fluids issue, throw some regular unleaded and a bottle of mobil 1 and be set. If its something i should really be worried about, please lemme know.
If it matters, its a 97 Taurus GL with the vulcan engine, auto trans and it has 55,449 miles on it. And the transmission has been rebuilt once at the end of january, so please dont tell me its the transmission...unless it is
One last thing...its good to be back
EDIT: Oh yea, the knocking and hesitant acceleration stopped after the car warmed up, about half way through my drive to school